Curtain-shade fixture



R. BEAM.

CURTAIN SHADE FIXTURE.

APPLlcATloN FILED MAR. 11. |919.

Patented Oct.l 14, 1919.

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ROBERT BEAM, OF'BATTLE CREEK, MCHIGAN.

CURTAIN-SHADE FiXTUnE.

,of the United States, .residing at VBattle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Shade Fixtures, of which the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forms a specification.

.The present invention relates to curtain attaching the same to window casings without injury to the same, by the elimination of screws, tacks, etc.

A characteristic feature of the present invention lies in means for holding the same between'the window casings-by the use of right and left handed screw bearings at the ends of the shade roller container.

Among other objects of the invention is to provide an article of the class whereby a shade roller may be easily and securely placed in a window without the aid of screws or nails and without disiiguring or in any manner injuring the' window casing; whereby the same will admit of drapery attachments in a. simple and effective manner; whereby the fixture will beneat and tasty in design, stable in attachment, easy to place and detach, simple in construction and economical to manufacture. These and other objects and advantages will be more, clearly Sei aan in in. ouowmg Specification,

dened in the appended claims. y

In the drawingvforming a part of this specification, Figure 1 isa perspective view of my improved curtain xture attached to the casing of a window.

Fig. 2 is a broken and longitudinal section of the fixture between thecasing of a window.

Fig. 3 is a detail cross section with4 a curtain Xture impressed against a vwindow strip. j f.

Fig. et is a detail cross section with a. curtain fixture impressed againsty a window strip, the shade container being turned in a manner preparatory to rolling the same for forcing its end bearings against the window strips to hold the xture in position.

Fig. 5 is a detail section of the curtain container tube.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the yshade roller bearing.

Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Patented Oct g, 1919. Application inea March 17, 1919. i

' serial No. 283,251.

Fig. 7 lis a perspective view of a curtain f iXtu're. f Y v n In the drawings, like marks of reference refer to corresponding or equivalent parts throughout the views in which A represents a window casing; B, a window shade; C, a curtain rod; D, the shade roller barrel or container. l l i The shade roller container is a metallic casing having a longitudinal slot 1 its entire length, and when in normal or operative position opens downwardly or rearward and downwardly for the purpose of .permitting the shade B to be fully operated or woundV and unwound from its rollV 2 over a window. At either end of the barrel or container dished bearings, as 3 Vand 4, are placed. One of the bearings is provided with a round gudgeon hole-5 for receivingy the rolling gudgeonv 6 of the shade roll, they opposite end-bearing 4 being formed with an elongated slot (not shown) for receiving the shank of the gudgeon of the spring, customary in shade rollers. The bearings are formed with indrawn bosses, as 7, which when the bearings are placed over the. ends l of the shade container barrel D eXtend within the slot 1 and prevent said bearingsfrom turning on said barrel. The bearings 3 and 4 are further formedwith eXteriOrly formed screw-threads one of which is right handed the other left handed, lfor a purpose herein- V\after set forth.V I shown in the accompanying drawing, and

Screw-threaded oneach ofthe bearingsV 3 and Spanner collars 8 and 9 are adapted to be placed and fitted on the ends of said collars, rubber or other pads 10 employed. The oflice of the pads is to avoid scratching, marring or otherwise injuring the window casing or window strips in putting up the shade fixture.

Where curtains are used in connection with the shade roller fiXture a right angularly formed metallic support E is provided .on-the'wing lllon which the curtain rod bracket 12 is seated. AS shown, the wing 1 11 is curved or bent inwardly along its lower edge, and when in position on a window casing bears against said casing and forms an open space between the casing and the body of the wing, within Ywhich space a finger or hook V13 of the curtain rod bracket 12 may freely pass.

The bracket 12 where it bears against the wing 11 has a broadened downward eXtension abutting said wing and in connection with the finger 13 forms a slot striding the wing and permitting said bracket to be slid along the wing as occasion may require to allow a limited range of adjustment in the 'hanging of a curtain.

In operation, a shade roller having been inserted into its container D, the bearings 3 and 4 together with their spanner collars 8 and 9, respectively, are placed over'the ends of said container andthe collars turned sufficiently on said .bearings to snugly admit the assemblage of parts, including the pads l0 on the ends of said collars, between the window strips of a window casing with the slot or opening l of the container in a position toward the window top, or upwardly as shown in Fig. t. The container is thence forwardly turned so that its slot will open from its lower or lower land rear side, a process through the medium of the right and left handed screw-threads of the parts, as set forth, which will force the Spanner Collars 8 and 9 together with the pads l0 outwardly against the window casing and sustain the parts in operative position.

lfvlhen it is desired to use the curtain hanging brackets as aforesaid, the brackets are inserted between the ends of the spanner collars and the casing or casing strips of a window, and the same process conducted as though said curtain brackets were not used, it being understood that the cushion pads be employed lbetween the casing and the curtain fixture.

From the foregoing description taken in connect-ion with the drawing, a more extended description of the operation and advantages of my improved curtain shade fixture is believed not necessary.V

Having, therefore, set forth my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a curtain shade fixture, the combination with a longitudinally slotted shade container, dished bearings placed over either end of said Container, said bearings having lugs extending within the slot of said container, said bearings formed exteriorly with right and left handed screw threads, interiorly screw-threaded spanner collars screwthreaded on said dished bearings, one of said bearings having a roller gudgeon hole, the opposite bearing having a spring shank bearing hole and pads on the ends of said collars, substantially as set forth.

2. In a curtain shade fixture, the combination with a longitudinally slotted shade container, internally dished shade bearings placed over either end of said container, means to preventI said bearings from turning on said container, said bearings having right and left handed screw-threaded exteriors, respectively, and spanner collar screw-threaded to saidk bearings whereb-y said shade fixture may be extended to inipress the side casings of a window opening, substantially asy and for the purpose set forth.

3.' In a curtain shade fixture, the combination with a' longitudinally slotted shade container, dished bearings placed over either end of said container, said bearings hai/*ing lugs extending within the slot of said container, said bearings formed exteriorly with right and left handed screw-threads, respectively, spanner collars screw-threaded on to said bearings and pliable pads placed over the ends of said spanner collars, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a curtain shade fixture, the combi'- nation of a longitudinally-slotted shade container, dished bearings placed over the ends of said container, means for preventing said bearings from rolling on said container, said bearings having right and left handed screwthreads, respectively, exterfiorly formed thereon, and Spanner collars screw-threaded onto said bearings.

5. In a curtain shade fixture, in combination, a longitudinally-slotted curtain container, dished bearings placed over either end of said container, one of said bearings being screw-threaded and prevented from rolling on said container, a Spanner colla-r screw-threaded onto said screw-threaded bearing, and pads placed over the ends of said'assemblage of parts to engage the side casings of a window.

ROBERT BEAM.

l/Vitnesses GEO. J. GENEBAGH, L. B. GENEBACH.

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' Washington, D. C. 

